Capital City | Manila |
Capital location | 14 36 N, 120 58 E |
Capital - history | Founded 1571. Name probably comes from Tagalog, the principal language in the Philippines. It translates as "place where there is indigo", from may, meaning "to be", and nila, meaning "indigo". |
Capital - time difference | UTC+8 (13 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
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